And let’s not forget the St. Louis Brown portion of their franchise’s history. They were like a reverse-Yankees or reverse-Red Sox: they had a steady classic look until the late 30s, and then they changed to some weird options. With their obvious use of brown, however, perhaps they can show the Padres the way into a tasteful brown future.

Assessment: They’ve always kept things coherent and have never strayed too far from a core look and color scheme. And they’ve never done anything truly terrible. The most animated I’ve ever heard an Orioles fan get about their uniforms has involved returning the word “Baltimore” to the front of the roadies, which they did this past season. As far as uniforms go, the Orioles have always had a handle on things, and that’s pretty admirable.

What’s sharp is the thin black lettering of the player’s name above the orange number. It’s more readable than the larger color-contrast style letters that are so popular now. The thin black looked good and was unique. It was not used on the road jerseys, as I’m not sure how the black would look on gray.

I think most fans here would like to see a return to the cartoon hat that you selected as best.

You know, I don’t remember that ornithologically correct bird for the life of me. I would’ve sworn that they never had a bird in their caps that faced left to right, and yet that’s the one they wore during my formative years. In my head, I seem to have replaced it with the lifelike bird, which is the one I like best.